…are a discomforting, physically painful experience, which help the viewer associate more, even temporarily, with the state of blindness. Hull finds something poetic about blindness: as though consciousness is evacuated…
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Sloan Prize contenders: Science at Sundance 2016
…to manipulate an entire state. Although only sixty minutes, James Redford’s Resilience may be the most obviously science-related candidate, as it tracks brain science research on childhood trauma. But the…
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho on the sounds of Aquarius
…the building, she gets increasingly stubborn about standing her ground. As this real estate battle plays out, we also get a glimpse into Clara’s day-to-day life, her relationship with her…
Kurzel’s Macbeth emphasizes tone over text
…like the unsuspecting Duncan (David Thewlis), with the breaks in verse that signal something is rotten in the state of Scotland For instance, the Weird Sisters of the text speak…
Spectre Review: Mendes pulls from Shakespeare
…suddenly forming a black-clad army. Bond — and by extension, the audience — finds himself physically surrounded by an ominous surveillance state. Meanwhile, Mendes does everything he can to weaken…
Director Rick Alverson talks Entertainment and upending audience expectations
…is pre-determined, it subjugates the viewer into a state of passivity and anesthetizes them. I think that’s bad for culture and for politics. It creates legions of zombies. Passivity is…